g Island Expressway. The silenc

to streaks of yellow and white. She rubbed her thumb over the massive diamond on her l

he Glover estate. The tires crunched aggressively

rabbed Blair by the upper arm and pra

d shoved her toward the center of the living room. Blair stum

his arms over his chest and stared down at he

chamomile tea. She tried to set it on the coffee table

oice slicing through the room. "Wh

ll them the truth. If they knew she had spent the last five years obs

eathless laugh and shrugged. "Willa ran. He looked pathet

The loud thud made Blair jump. "Help him out? You threw

ride to secure their trust fund, and this is my only way into that circle. I don't want to spend my life just scraping

ou think the Harrell family is a game? Judge will chew you

ned. Arthur Glover walked out, his

room for argument. "Call your lawyer first thing

bs. "No! We have already performed the wedding ceremony in th

med them onto the glass coffee table. The sharp crack made everyone f

red on the rug. "Stop it! Both of yo

n the hall. She darted into the guest bathroom and slammed the door, tw

hit the tile floor. She pulled her

cket of her dress. She opened her messages. Pinned at the very top w

flew across

house. They're forcing

hit

bubble. The seconds ticked by. Each one felt l

d on the door again.

minutes later, h

ssage fr

row a

painful knot. That was it? No reassurance? No promise

Hot tears spilled over her eyelashes, burnin

filtered through the wood. "Come out, Blair. Father just got off th

of her hand. She stood up, her le

had to keep playing the game. It